Airline warns pilots about runway after UPS crash

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The nation's largest regional passenger airline is advising pilots to avoid landing on the runway where a UPS cargo jet crashed in Birmingham.

ExpressJet Airlines issued the guidance after an internal review that followed the UPS accident last year. The alert was dated in September.

The analysis concludes planes come "dangerously close" to nearby hills if even a few feet too low while approaching Runway 18 in Birmingham. The company is telling it pilots to land on a longer runway at Birmingham's airport when possible.